cdmlib-model/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/model/name/ITypeDesignation.java

   1 /**
   2 * Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT
   3 * European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
   4 * http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
   5 *
   6 * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
   7 * See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
   8 */
   9
  10 package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name;
  11
  12 import java.util.Set;
  13
  14 /**
  15  * @author a.mueller
  16  * @created 07.08.2008
  17  * @version 1.0
  18  */
  19 public interface ITypeDesignation {
  20
  21
  22         /**
  23          * Returns the boolean value indicating whether <i>this</i> type
  24          * designation has a "lectotype" status (true) or not (false).<BR>
  25          * A lectotype is a type designated as the
  26          * nomenclatural type, when no holotype was indicated at the time of
  27          * publication of the "type-bringing" {@link TaxonNameBase taxon name}, when the
  28          * holotype is found to belong to more than one taxon name,
  29          * or as long as it is missing.
  30          *
  31          * @see  SpecimenTypeDesignationStatus#isLectotype()
  32          * @see  SpecimenTypeDesignationStatus#HOLOTYPE()
  33          * @see  NameTypeDesignationStatus#isLectotype()
  34          */
  35
  36         public boolean isLectoType();
  37
  38         /**
  39          * Returns the {@link HomotypicalGroup homotypical group} that is typified
  40          * in <i>this</i> type designation.
  41          *
  42          * @see   #getTypeSpecimen()
  43          */
  44         public HomotypicalGroup getHomotypicalGroup();
  45
  46         /**
  47          * Returns the set of {@link TaxonNameBase taxon names} included in the
  48          * {@link HomotypicalGroup homotypical group} typified in <i>this</i> type designation.
  49          */
  50         public Set<TaxonNameBase> getTypifiedNames();
  51
  52 }